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Bob Lutz briefly considered Michigan gubernatorial run [w/poll]

The man they call Maximum Bob had visions of becoming Governor Maximum Bob. When the former vice chairman of General Motors saw his tenure with automaker drawing to a close, Bob Lutz considered running for governor of Michigan. It appears this was merely a brief consideration, ahead of the 2010 election.

A gubernatorial run faded into an afterthought once Lutz was informed of the sheer volume of cash he would need to spend on a campaign. Couple the amount of money with a never-ending sea of meetings and appearances along the campaign trail, and Lutz apparently realized this wasn't a pool he felt like diving into.

Since it's nothing more than a thought exercise at this point, why not take a moment to cast a completely meaningless vote in our poll below. Come on, Lutz, we're pulling for ya.

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WHY the Bob KLUTZ Cult O' Personality? EVERYTHING he does is ultimately about HIMSELF. Dude should've gotten over himself a LONG time ago. NO accounting for "the otherwise exemplary AUTOBLOG"'s interest in the right wing self aggrandizing plutocrat, isn't even American, don't care if he's naturalized. He STILL has the right to be UNcool but folks, you THINK this schmoe is "cool" because he TOLD you so.
END THE BOB KLUTZ Kool Kar Guy MYTH NOW